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High court fight looms over right to carry a gun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The next big issue in the national debate over guns - whether people have a right to be armed in public - is moving closer to Supreme Court review. A provocative ruling by a panel of federal appeals court judges in Chicago struck down the

Big price for inaugural pomp; much private money

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 Bentley cars, several

Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of the horrific school shootings in Connecticut must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with people suffering from serious mental illness. Sen. Joe

Obama signals action following school shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By JULIE PACE and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is vowing to use "whatever power this office holds" to safeguard the nation's children, raising the prospect that he will pursue policy changes to stem gun violence in the wake of an elementary school

Hawaii Sen. Inouye stable but still hospitalized

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman for Sen. Daniel Inouye (ih-NOH'-way) says the Hawaii Democrat is stable but there is "no timetable" for his release from a Washington-area hospital. The 88-year-old Inouye is the country's longest serving senator, now completing his 50th year in the chamber.

President Obama's remarks at Newtown prayer vigil

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By By The Associated Press Remarks by President Barack Obama at the Sandy Hook prayer vigil in Newtown, Conn., Sunday night, as provided by the White House: ___ To all the families, first responders, to the community of Newtown, clergy, guests - Scripture tells us: "Do not lose heart. Though

Liberal icon Frank eyes high-profile retirement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Even in retirement, Barney Frank promises to antagonize the right wing. The 72-year-old Massachusetts representative ends a storied congressional career in less than three weeks. In a tenure that spanned more than three decades, Frank has

Campaign tracking becoming year-round practice

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By GLENN ADAMSAssociated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - As Maine's governor addressed the newly elected Legislature in early December, his frustration with trackers, the video camera-toting operatives who follow politicians around, boiled over into a brief diatribe that set the session off

Lieberman, Democrats want ban on assault weapons

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that military-style assault weapons should be banned and that a national commission should be established to examine mass shootings in the United States. The proposals were

Zuma asks South Africa's ANC to keep him as leader

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th

By By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African President Jacob Zuma acknowledged Sunday that corruption and violence have marred the image of the African National Congress under his watch, but called on members to again support him to be the political party's leader.